A Texas-based conservative activist, Carlos Turcios, caused a stir after sharing a video of a towering 90-foot “Statue of Union” of Lord Hanuman at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas. Turcios, a Republican activist from Dallas–Fort Worth, posted on X saying that “third World Aliens are slowly taking over Texas and America” and urged followers to “stop the invasion.” His comment gained support from some anti-immigration users with one saying, “Stop the invasion and deport them all,” while another added, “Disgusting. Get rid of it as soon as possible. What is wrong with Texas? Gotta be money.” Critics slammed these remarks as racist and misleading. One noted, “Wasn't Charlie Kirk saying about Secularism being a western and Christian value? Besides there are way more churches and Jesus statues in India than there are Hindu temples and statues in the USA.” The statue, inaugurated in August 2024, is the tallest Hanuman statue in North America. Made of Panchaloha, it symbolizes strength, devotion, and serves as a spiritual center for peace. This is not Turcios’s first controversial stand. He previously claimed that “third world aliens” were entering the US through H-1B visas and said Frisco had been “invaded.”